Nafe (Kwamera)

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Speaker: Martial wahe

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Speaker: Wahe Martial

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Scientific name: Musa spp., Speaker: Johnson Noar

Speaker: Martial Wahe

v vitess

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[jare̤mə̤] n.

Example: This plant is used to treat diarrhea in a baby 1-6 months old. The mother takes 4, 1" pieces and chews them, spitting it into the baby’s mouth 2x daily, once in the morning and once in the afternoon until the diarrhea stops. Sometimes if the baby is sick from a spirit such as a yam, taro or sea spirit, the mother takes 2, 1" pieces of stem and 2, 1" pieces of Acalypha wilkesiana petiole (Plunkett et.al. #3081) and chews the two species together and spits on the affected baby, telling the spirit to "go away and leave the baby alone.

Scientific name: Bidens pilosa, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n pollen de fleurs

Speaker: Martial wahe

Scientific name: Todirhamphus chloris, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

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Example: To reduce the pain of labor, squeeze double handful of leaves into 1 cup of cool water and give to the mother to drink.

Scientific name: Achyranthes aspera, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[karwapwe̤j] n.

Example: The stems of this plant are heated, the outer bark peeled off and the stems are used as a rope.

Scientific name: Stephania japonica, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[kostron]

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist.org, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Monotaxis grandoculis via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

le fils de mon grand frère aîné

Speaker: Martial wahe

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Speaker: Jean Eskar

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Young plants for roof rafters, larger plants used for house posts. Women who get pregnant with someone else besides husband use this to abort. Boil a double handful of scraped stem in water and drink 1 cup four times daily to abort. Fruits are edible. Cut it open and eat what’s inside. see more on Youtube

Scientific name: Finschia chloroxantha, Speaker: Johnson Noar

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Scientific name: Sterculia banksiana, Speaker: Johnson Noar

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Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

n le derniere quartier (phase de lune)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Derek Keats, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Scarus rubroviolaceus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n nouvelle lune (phase de lune)

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by givernykate / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Anoplolepis gracilipes via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Siganus vulpinus via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

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(Bislama) mereni

Scientific name: Bislama, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[na̤məri] n.

Example: The wood of this tree is hard and people use it to make a bow. Cut the stem, heat it over a fire to make it stronger and then carve it to the size desired.

Scientific name: Acacia spirorbis, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Example: Photo by FAO / Fishbase, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lethrinus amboinensis via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Lethrinus olivaceus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

n mon orbite

Speaker: Martial wahe

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Example: Planted along the coast and used for protection against storms.

Scientific name: Scaevola taccada, Speaker: Johnson Noar

n lave

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

Scientific name: Pisonia grandis, Speaker: Martial Wahe

[neri] n.

Example: This plant is used to welcome people by weaving the leaves and flowers into a head lei, locally known as a Kuanari. If there are no flowers, people weave the leaves and use these to welcome visitors. This species is becoming an invasive in the area.

Scientific name: Hedychium coronarium, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

[nahrɨr] n.

Example: Construction: The timber of this plant is used as a hardwood for any part of a house. Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Hunting: Pidgeons are known to eat the fruit of this plant. As a result, hunters will cluster about these trees to hunt this animal.

Scientific name: Syzygium myriadenum, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

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Example: House posts, rafters, good for building in Tanna. Scrape stem in cup and squeeze with water into a glass to give someone with heavy menstrual bleeding. 1 stem to fill a cup, mix with water, 1 liter /day for 7 days. Shark causes bleeding, maybe the person ate too much shark. This will solve that. This plant is called "medicine of the shark".

Scientific name: Melicope, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Fuel: Dry portions of this plant are used as firewood. Construction: The timber of this plant is used to create roof members of local houses. It is not considered a strong wood.

Scientific name: Macaranga dioica, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

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Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Hunting: Birds are attracted to this plant for their flowers. As a result, hunters gather around this plant when they desire to hunt these birds.

Scientific name: Amyema aneityensis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: People use the wood of this plant to make arrows. When hunting flying fox, people cut a 2’ pieces of the stem to throw at the animal and catch it.

Scientific name: Psychotria trichostoma, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

n barbe

Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[nima purupuo] n.

Speaker: Jean Eskar

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Example: When thatching a house, put the coconut leaves on the crossbars, and then push the stem of this plant into the coconut leaves and bend them over to hold the coconut leaves. Use the stems of this plant as a support for yam vines. Use the stem to make arrows.

Scientific name: Miscanthus sinensis, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

[numire] n.

Example: This is used as a medicine to treat babies and children with fever. Take 1 handful of leaves and squeeze the "juice" from them into a cup, add a small amount of water, just enough to dilute the strong taste of the leaf liquid. Drink 3 or 4 times a day until fever is reduced. This liquid is also good for people who have done heavy work or who are old, as it is said to strengthen the veins. So, if a person is feeling weak, they can drink a few cups of this preparation. The name "Nuamera" refers to "live veins," meaning that it will make your veins come alive ...

Scientific name: Vigna, Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Children collect young leaves to decorate their exercise books in school. If a person does not want to get too drunk on kava, they will chew 3 leaves before drinking, and spit out remains while swallowing the juice. This plant has the power to reduce effects of Kava.

Scientific name: Adiantum diaphanum, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Speaker: Jean Pascal Wahe

n mes gencives

Speaker: Martial wahe

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Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by BBM Explorer, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Cheilinus fasciatus via FishBase, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Scientific name: clown unicorn fish, Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by obinfiji / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Papilio fuscus via inaturalist.org, Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

Scientific name: Scarus niger via FishBase, Speaker: Chief Nalau Nasip & Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Used in an unspecified way for pregnant women to ensure the baby to grow well. Used in an unspecified way to control the weather.

Scientific name: Commelina, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

la fille de mon grand frère (ma niece)

Speaker: Wahe Martial

[posokoni]

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

n ma main gauche

Speaker: Martial wahe

n. inalienable

Speaker: Martial Wahe

[Mountain beetwen imaki and yanarpon]

Speaker: Martial wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: Used for the construction of many things including walls for houses and benches.

Scientific name: Bambusa vulgaris, Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

Scientific name: Pterodroma occulta, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Scientific name: Claoxylon, Speaker: Martial Wahe

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Example: The leaves of this plant are used by women to make grass skirts. Slice the leaf lengthwise, fold or roll them up, put to dry in sun until it becomes white. At that point it is used to make the grass skirt.

Scientific name: Dracaena sp., Speaker: Emmanuel Maasi

n. inalienable

Speaker: Martial Wahe

mouche bleu

Speaker: Martial Wahe